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Just days after Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu announced he’s running for Congress in Arizona’s fourth district, Republican state Senator Ron Gould announced that he, too, is entering the race.
“After talking to residents of Arizona’s Fourth Congressional District during my exploratory phase, one thing has become clear, ” Gould says in a press release announcing his candidacy.. “They want a strong conservative as their next Congressman who understands rural Arizona and the issues facing it.”
Arizona’s CD-4 is one of the larger districts formed by Arizona’s
Independent Redistricting Committee. It includes most of Mohave and
Yavapai counties and some outlying parts of the metro Phoenix area.
Babeu isn’t the only Republican Gould will have to face in a GOP
primary — despite currently representing District 1, Congressman Paul
Gosar has said he plans to switch districts and run in the right-leaning CD-4.
“Unlike my
announced opponents, I am a long time resident of CD 4 and I am proud to
have spent the last 7 years representing Mohave, La Paz, and Coconino
Counties in the Legislature,” Gould continues.
Gould is billing
himself as the most conservative candidate in the race — a race that’s
likely to turn into a far-right-wing-nut showdown, with each candidate
boasting about how tough they are on illegal immigration and other
conservative talking points.
Read Gould’s entire press release below.
Rural Arizona Deserves a Conservative Leader
(Lake Havasu City, AZ) Conservative State Senator Ron Gould announced
his candidacy for Congress today after a brief exploratory committee.“After talking to residents of Arizona’s Fourth Congressional
District during my exploratory phase, one thing has become clear, “said
Gould. “They want a strong conservative as their next Congressman who
understands rural Arizona and the issues facing it.“Unlike my announced opponents, I am a long time resident of CD 4 and
I am proud to have spent the last 7 years representing Mohave, La Paz,
and Coconino Counties in the Legislature.”During his time in the Arizona State Senate, Gould has been
recognized as the top Senator for all 7 years of his tenure by the
Goldwater Institute, Arizona’s leading free-market conservative
think-tank. Gould also has the highest lifetime score from the Arizona
chapter of Americans for Prosperity of any State Senator currently
serving.“I have spent the last 7 years in the State Senate doing exactly what
I promised to do when first elected,” continued Gould. “I have led the
fight against higher taxes, I have stood firm against big government and
higher spending even when doing so required me to oppose my own party,
and I have consistently stood up and fought for the small businesses
that provide the large majority of jobs in this district.“This district wants a Congressman who is willing to stand up and do
what’s right. Unlike some in this race, I won’t vote to increase the
debt ceiling and I won’t seek out wasteful stimulus money that is
nothing but an egregious waste of taxpayer dollars.”Senator Ron Gould and his wife Janice live in Lake Havasu City
Arizona. They are the parents of three grown children and the proud
grandparents of two grandchildren.
